Technology

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New Voiceitt assistive app for people with speech impairments enables them to communicate in their own voice

Voiceitt, a prominent speech recognition company, has launched an app that empowers people with speech impairments to navigate their surroundings and control smart home devices…

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Youths with autism build Covid data website that’s accessible to visually impaired & neurodiverse individuals

Children in a schoool using ScreenPlay

Digital platform ScreenPlay helps with early childhood testing for developmental disorders

Young woman using Auticare

Auticare uses virtual reality-based therapy to help children with autism develop critical skills

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With TranscribeGlass, deaf & hard of hearing people can see the words they cannot hear

Andrea Mocellin is holding the foldable wheelchair

Revolve Air foldable wheelchair promises to revolutionize travel for active wheelchair users

Eleanor Beidatsch is seated on a wheelchair

Scientist Eleanor Beidatsch aims to shape attitudes towards disability as a science communicator

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Check out these free apps that help develop fine motor skills in children with cerebral palsy

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Automotive accessibility product Caruna helps people with disabilities move in & out of cars easily

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#LowVisionAwarenessMonth – 5 cool apps for people with low vision

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Top 5 accessible video conferencing platforms for people with disabilities globally

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5 visually impaired children come together to launch a creative platform called Vidya Drishti

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Inclusion and Technology: Redeemers of the Disabled- Guest Column by Vijay Kumar Nair

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#NHPopular2020 – Tech enables 100% blind student to study mechanical engineering

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MYDOST app aims to increase mainstream career opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities

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The new ‘Louie Voice Control’ app will help visually impaired people use other apps with ease

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iPhone 12 Pro & Pro Max comes with interesting new features for visually impaired people

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Google’s new Chromebook update promotes accessibility for disabled people

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Qualcomm & Jacoti optimise hearing experience for true wireless earbud users

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#BlindnessAwarenessMonth – Paul D’Souza is truly an inventor with a heart

Ankita Gulati is demonstrating Touch Vision to a group of people

#BlindnessAwarenessMonth – TouchVision brings pictures alive for people with vision impairments

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‘Impactful, disruptive, meaningful’. – Prosus India Director on goals of Social Impact Accessibility Challenge

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Teletherapy: A Blessing in Disguise for Families of Children with Special Needs

Most families of children with special needs may have had their reservations about teletherapy even as it became obvious that in-person sessions may no longer…

Helpline support for special needs families during COVID

Parenting – Old is Gold – Raising Mentally Healthy Children

#SPEAK_UP : Plight of Teachers – The backbone of schools

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Online Education: Packing our children into the World Wide Web?